30 Days to Understanding the Bible

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Daniel gives _________ and encourages ___________ among the ______ for the next seventy years.Joshua leads the of theSamson and others were chosen as to the people for rebellious years.or how does the Bible fit together?30 Days To Understanding The BibleChurchJesusHebrewGodapostlesThe Old Testament is the story of ____ and the ________ People, their poets, and Prophets.The New Testament is the story of ______, the _______ He founded, and the growth under the leadership of His __________ after His death & ressurectionSilenceReturnExileKingdomJudgesConquestExodusPatriarchCreationHebrewsJames1 & 2 Peter1, 2, & 3 JohnJudeRevelation

IsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 & 2 Samuel1 & 2 Kings1 & 2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEsther39 Books in all9 Different Authors, mostly in GreekPersiaBabyloniaAssyriaJerusalemEgyptCanaan, Israel, PalestineEdenPersian GulfEuphrates RiverTigris RiverNile RiverDead SeaJordan RiverSea of GalileeMediterranean SeafaithfulnessleadershipexilesmonarchyexileleadsjudgesunrighteousJerusalemPharisees and others the Israelites in for the next years.legalism4 hundredentombKingdomDavidIsraelDavid, the greatest king in the new _________, is followed by a succession of mostly __________ kings, and God eventually _______ Israel for her sin, sending her into exile.ExileDanielBabyloniaReturnEzraJerusalemEzra _____ the people back from _____ to rebuild __________.SilencePhariseesJerusalemEraFigureLocationStory Line SummaryStory of the Old TestamentThrough Moses God the Hebrew people from in Egypt and then gives them theplandestroyssinsrepresentpeoplechosenLawslaverydeliversLandPromisedconquestgovernjudges4 hundredCreationAdamEdenAdam is created by God, but he and God’s original for man.PatriarchAbrahamCanaanAbraham is by God to “father” a to God to the world.ExodusMosesEgyptConquestJoshuaCanaanJudgesSamsonCanaanEraFigureLocationStory Line SummaryStory of the Old TestamentThe Old TestamentThe BibleThe New Testament5 Historical13 Pauline Epistles9 general Epistles17 Historical5 Poetical17 Prophetic66 Books in all?THE ENDCreationPatriarchExodusConquestJudgesKingdomExileReturnSilenceGospelsChurchMissionsdestroysplansinsEraFigureLocationStory-Line SummaryCreationAdamEdenCreation EraCreation Era Creation (Genesis 1-2)man in the image of God Fall (3)sin enters the world Flood (6-10)judgment for sin Tower of Babel (11)beginning of the nationsrepresentpeoplechosenEraFigureLocationStory-Line SummaryPatriarchAbrahamCanaanThe Patriarch EraThe Patriarch EraAbrahamfather of the Hebrew people (Gen. 12-23)Isaacsecond father of the promise (24-26)Jacobfather of the nation Israel (27-35)Josephleader in Egypt (37-50)The Patriarch EraAbrahamfather of the Hebrew people (Gen. 12-23)Isaacsecond father of the promise (24-26)Jacobfather of the nation Israel (27-35)Josephleader in Egypt (37-50)LawslaverydeliveredEraFigureLocationStory-Line SummaryExodusMosesEgyptThe Exodus EraDeliverancefreedom from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 1-18)The LawGod’s commandments at Mt. Sinai (19-40)Kadesh Barneaplace of rebellion against God (10-14)Forty Years of Wanderingconsequences of rebelling against God (20-36)The Exodus EralandconquestpromisedEraFigureLocationStory-Line SummaryConquestJoshuaCanaanThe Conquest EraJordana miraculous parting of water (Joshua 1-5)Jerichoa miraculous conquest of a city (6)Conquestthe defeat of Canaan (7-12)Dominionfinalizing dominion (13-20)The Conquest EraARCOFBIBLEHISTORYPreview of the Study

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Session 13:Structure of the Bible, OT Geography, & Historical Books

The OT Story, Creation-Conquest

The OT Story, Judges-Silence

Poetical and Prophetical Books

NT Geography & Structure

Gospel-Church Eras

Missions Era & Epistles

Foundations of Christian Belief

God & His Son

The Holy Spirit & Angels

Man & Sin

Salvation and the Church

The Doctrine of Future ThingsJobsuffering and God’s sovereignty

Psalmspraise in public worship

Proverbswisdom, skill for living

Ecclesiastesfutility of temporal pursuits

Song of SolomonGod’s marriage manual

The Poetical Books

Prophecywarning of impending captivity (Jeremiah)

Prophetsencouraging faithfulness of exiles (Ezekiel & Daniel)

Exilesassimilated into the culture (Daniel)

Power ChangePersian empire expands (Daniel)The Exile Era

United Kingdoma new monarchy (1 & 2 Samuel)

Divided Kingdoma civil war (1 Kings)

Northern Kingdomthe unrighteous kingdom (2 Kings)

Southern Kingdomthe inconsistent kingdom (2 Kings)

The Kingdom Era

Designationmajor and minor prophets

Time Periodpre-exile, exile, or post-exile

Foretellingpredicting the future

Forthtellingproclaiming the teachings of God

The Prophetical Books

The Changing Guardthe march of nations

Political Sectsthe Maccabeans and Zealots

Religious SectsPharisees and Sadducees

Messianic Hopeexpectation of a savior

The Silence Era

Disrepairdestruction from war and neglect (Nehemiah 1:1-3)

Templerebuilding the temple (Ezra 1-6)

Peoplespiritual rebuilding (Ezra 7-10)

Wallsrestoration complete (Nehemiah)

The Return Era

Judgesthe leaders of Israel (Judges)

Rebellionthe breaking of God’s law (Judges)

Cyclesrepetition to Israel’s misfortunes (Judges)

Rutha model woman (Ruth)

The Judges Era

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types

The Poetical Books

present

future

proclaiming

The Prophetical Books

ParallelismFigures of Speech

ideas

matching

The Poetical Books

creating visual images

ParallelismFigures of Speech

The Poetical Books

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Silence

Pharisees

Jerusalem

The Silence Era

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Judges

Samson

Canaan

The Judges Era

Jerusalem

exile

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Return

Ezra

Jerusalem

The Return Era

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Kingdom

David

Israel

The Kingdom Era

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Exile

Daniel

Babylonia

The Exile Era

EraSummaryKingdomDavid the greatest king in the new , is followed by a succession of mostly kings, and God eventually her sin, sending her into exileEraSummaryExileDaniel gives and encourages among the for the next seventy yearsSummary:The Poetical books fall into three major of poetry within which the poets used a number of different literary to communicate God's message.Three major types of Hebrew poetry:1. Lyric poetry - to be accompanied by music, like a song.2. Instructional poetry - to teach principles of living through pithy maxims.3. Dramatic poetry - a narrative that tells a story in poetic form.Two main literary techniquesParallelism: the matching of ideasRather than matching sounds, a Hebrew poet was more concerned with , a technique called parallelism.Types of Parallelism: synonymous, synthetic, antithetic, emblematic, climactic, and formalSynonymous parallelism:the ideas presented are similar

The Lord is my shepherd,I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1)Antithetic parallelism:the second thought contrasts with the first.For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,But the way of the wicked shall perish. (Psalm 1:6)Emblematic parallelism:the first line uses a figure of speech to illustrate the idea stated in the second line.Climactic parallelism:the second line repeats the first with the exception of the last word or words.Formal parallelism:Both lines of poetry must exist for a complete thought.As the deer pants for the water brooks,So my soul pants for Thee, O God. (Psalm 42:1)It is not for kings, O Lemuel,It is not for kings to drink wine.(Proverbs 31:4)But as for me, I have installed my KingUpon Zion, my holy mountain (Psalm 2:6)ReviewIn synonymous parallelism, the ideas are ____________.a. ridiculousb. similarc. spelled the sameReviewIn synthetic parallelism . . . a. the second thought is made of nylonb. the second thought completes the firstc. the second thought doesn't existReviewIn antithetic parallelism . . . a. the second thought is written backwardsb. the second thought contrasts with the firstc. the first thought has no counterpoint in the universeReviewIn emblematic parallelism . . .a. a small metallic emblem is affixed to the first lineb. a figure of speech in the first line illustrates the idea in the second linec. the ideas are drawn in primitive art formReviewIn climactic parallelism . . .a. the second thought is very coldb. the second line repeats the first with the exception of the last word or wordsc. the thought is completed in the third actReviewIn formal parallelism . . .a. the first line appears in a black tieb. both lines of poetry must exist for a complete thoughtc. the second line doesn't slurp its soupTwo main literary techniques:Figures of speech: creating visual imagesSince the Hebrew poets wanted mental pictures to pop into the readers mind, a prime consideration was , which they accomplished with vivid "figures of speech".five of the most common figures of speech are:simile, metaphor, hyperbole, rhetorical question, & personificationSimile:a comparison between two unlike things

Keep me as the apple of the eye (Psalm 17:8)Metaphor:a comparison in which one thing is said to be another

The LORD is my shepherd. (Psalm 23:1)Hyperbole:deliberate overstatement for the sake of emphasis

Every night I make my bed swim,I dissolve my couch with my tears. (Psalm 6:6)Rhetorical question:asking a question for the purpose of making a statement

Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the LORD, Or who can show forth all His praise? (Psalm 106:2)Personification:assigning the characteristics of a human to lifeless objects

The sun knows the place of its setting. (Psalm 104:2)summary:Prophecy is the Word of God, both for the and in the .prophecies

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Gospel

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The Gospel Era

Jesus comes in fulfillment of the Old Testament of a savior and offers and the true kingdom of God. While some accept Him, most Him, and He is crucified, buried, and resurrected.Early Lifechildhood to baptism

Early Ministryinitial acceptance

Later Ministrygrowing rejection

Death & Resurrectionfinal rejection

The Gospel Era

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Church

PeterJerusalemThe Church Era

Peter, shortly after the of Jesus, is used by God to the , God's next major plan for man.Creationbirth of the Church (Acts 1-5)

Growthorganization of the Church (Acts 6)

Persecutionthe first Christian martyr (Acts 7)

Transitiona missionary to the Gentiles (Acts 8-12)

The Church Era

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MissionsPaulRoman EmpireThe Missions Era

Paul the Church into the Empire during the next two .First Missionary JourneyGalatia for two years (Acts 13-14)

Second Missionary JourneyGreece for three years (15-17)

Third Missionary JourneyAsia for four years (18-21)

Trials and ImprisonmentRoman prison for two years (22-28)

The Missions Era

The Nature of Epistlesdoctrine, then duty

Pauline epistles to churchesletters to local churches

Pauline epistles to individualsletters to individuals & pastors

Gerneral epistlesletters to the Christian public

The Epistles

encourageinstructThe Epistles

Cursus Publicus - "the public way" Roman mail systemfirst page ofHebrews200 A.D.The epistles are letters to churches and to individuals to them and them in the Christian faith.Pauline epistles to churchesRomans: heavily doctrinal, with the most complete doctrine of by grace through faith in all the Bible1 & 2 Corinthians: heavily practical, dealing with a series of specific in the Corinthian churchGalatians: written to some of Paul's first converts, refuting Ephesians: deals with the believer’s in Christ and its practical implicationsPhilippians: a warm letter of despite trialsColossians: the of Christ is its major theme1 & 2 Thessalonians: very personal letters dealing with specific issues in the Thessalonian church, including and livingsalvationproblemslegalismpositionjoyprophecypracticalPauline epistles to individuals1 & 2 Timothy: two letters to a young pastor in Ephesus. The first letter him on local church issues, and the second him to remain strong in the faith in the midst of trialsTitus: written to the pastor of the church on the island of Crete, it deals largely with local church issues, including the for church leadersPhilemon: written to a slave owner, it urges lenient treatment of a runaway who has become a Christian and is returning to his Christian masterinstructs encouragesqualificationsslaveGeneral EpistlesHebrews: heavily , this book draws largely on OT truth in teaching NT truth to a Jewish audienceJames: an incisive and practical treatment of the proper outworking of Christian in everyday life1 & 2 Peter: written to believers scattered throughout Asia and Galatia, it deals with the proper response to and opposition1, 2 & 3 John: letters from the apostle John dealing with the of GodJude: a brief but powerful book against ungodly livingRevelation: a giant of a book, heavily prophetical, dealing with the nature and chronology of the doctrinalfaithsufferinglovewarningend timespreeminence